Widgee Crossing South flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Widgee Crossing South
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 5.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Widgee Crossing South's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Widgee Crossing South at a glance
Schools in and near Widgee Crossing South
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.51 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.51 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Widgee Crossing South is zoned
Selling in Widgee Crossing South? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 5.18 km², Widgee Crossing South is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 84% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 49,972 m² across 34 parcels.
Who lives in Widgee Crossing South
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Widgee Crossing South suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 940, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Widgee Crossing South. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Widgee Crossing South itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Widgee Crossing South data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 19 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Widgee Crossing South address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Published flood models are held over parts of Widgee Crossing South. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Widgee Crossing South lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Widgee Crossing South planning - frequently asked
Is Widgee Crossing South flood-prone?
About 46% of Widgee Crossing South falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Widgee Crossing South bushfire-prone?
Around 84% of Widgee Crossing South is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Widgee Crossing South?
The dominant planning zone in Widgee Crossing South is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation and Rural Residential.
Does Widgee Crossing South have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Widgee Crossing South.
What is the typical lot size in Widgee Crossing South?
Across 34 surveyed parcels in Widgee Crossing South, the median lot size is about 49,972 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Widgee Crossing South an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Widgee Crossing South scores 940 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nahrunda | 1.2 km | 69% | 27% |
| Widgee Crossing North | 1.7 km | 92% | 51% |
| The Palms | 3.0 km | 52% | 75% |
| Fishermans Pocket | 3.5 km | 47% | 83% |
| Two Mile | 3.7 km | 53% | 51% |
| Pie Creek | 3.9 km | 37% | 67% |
| Southside | 3.9 km | 68% | 35% |
| Scrubby Creek | 5.0 km | 17% | 47% |
| Gympie | 5.2 km | 56% | 18% |
| Marys Creek | 6.0 km | 28% | 49% |